The ugly duchess,

The Ugly Duchess, Lion Feuchtwanger, Viking, 1928, 3rd printing, printed in January, same month as 1st edition. 335 pages. Rare, in a dust jacket. Description: Tan boards with red lettering, top edge dyed yellow. Dust jacket; Design by Henry Pitz on brown paper showing the Princess hiding her face with one arm while her other hand holds a mirror. Black and Blue text to all three panels, Pitz's design carries all the way to the back panel which carries the synopsis of this story. Inside flaps are kudos for author's other books. Front flap not price clipped. Condition: Book; Near fine. Bright, tight and clean boards and pages with no signs of sunning except very lightly to the upper edges. Top dye still strong, light soiling to spine, lower points dinged but not starting, else fine example. Dust jacket; Very good. Bright and clean with mild sunning to spine but still very readable, chipping along all edges and points but a very presentable copy of a very rare jacket. Not price clipped but the price has been marked over in pencil. Now protected in Brodart.